Healthcare jobs are the most likely to include signing bonuses among all job posts on Indeed.com, according to The Wall Street Journal, and surgery centers are still using them to attract talent.
Category: ASC News
Older physicians hit harder by pay cuts
Thirty six percent of physicians above the age of 46 experienced a pay cut in the last year, according to a recent Physicians Foundation survey.
Maryland medical clinic settles ADA claim after allegedly firing worker on 1st day
Gaithersburg, Md.-based All Day Medical Care Clinic has settled allegations from the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission alleging that the system refused to provide ADA accommodations for a new employee, according to a Sept. 19 report from HR …
Site neutrality: the great equalizer between ASCs, HOPDs? Viewpoint
Alex Azar and Kathleen Sebelius, who served as secretaries for the Department of Health and Human Services under former presidents Donald Trump and Barack Obama, respectively, advocated for a bipartisan adoption of site-neutral healthcare payments in a…
Virginia medical center to double in size, staff
A medical provider in Falls Church, Va., is relocating to a medical office building nearly five times the size of its existing facility, according to a Sept. 18 report from ARL Now.
The regions where RNs earn the most
Registered nurses working on the West Coast earn higher hourly wages than RNs in other regions, according to Springboard’s “2023 Wage Report,” which compiled data between March and April 2024.
These 3 procedures cost more in HOPDs, despite no difference in care quality
A study published in April in The American Journal of Managed Care found that procedures performed in the HOPD setting cost significantly more than those performed in ASCs, despite no evidence of better quality of care.
CVS Health in the headlines
Here are three recent updates on CVS Health, as reported by Becker’s:
3 notes for ASC leaders in stalled payer talks
Declining reimbursements in the face of soaring inflation and an increased demand for healthcare is a frustrating, but familiar, scenario for many ASC leaders and physicians.
Physician shortages are here to stay: Here's why
By the end of 2024, the U.S. is predicted to see a physician shortage of 64,000, according to research from McKinsey & Company, published Sept. 10.
